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I have a question: I'm working on an app for someone. A channel is available but it's listed as a receive frequency (co-channel) for a translator that is still just an application. This translaotor is just 8 km from our proposed site, but is not in the "key hole" direction this translator would be receiving in.

Now this translator lists a primary station that I seriously doubt could be received over the air. (The primary is like 130 miles away) but nonetheless it's the listed primary.

I conducted a channel search at my proposed location ( 39.456874, 94.237864 ). REC says 105.7 is fully spaced and available, however it does offer a note about spacing from a third adjacent channel. The FCC search and RFree searchs did not show 105.7 as an available frequency at this location.

I got this response (THANKS KEITH!):

I asked Michi over at REC Networks (aka myLPFM) this question since it was not obvious to me and as usual, it was obvious to Michi :-)

I conducted a channel search at my proposed location ( 39.456874, 94.237864 ). REC says 105.7 is fully spaced and available, however it does offer a note about spacing from a third adjacent channel. The FCC search and RFree searchs did not show 105.7 as an available frequency at this location.

What would cause this discrepancy? Is the 3rd adjacent channel spacing the issue?

I have the radio background and expertise, but do not have a non-profit organization or the business wherewithall to do this., I'd love to find some others who can pool our talents and do something here.

Any help/guidance much appreciated. Shouldn't need to reinvent the wheel every time, if we all work together. Right? We're also happy to share what we've learned too in our preparation and app development.

I found a antenna close by with in 50ft of my desired location for our LPFM Radio Station. The problem I'm having now, is that when searching through RFREE there are no channels with in 10/20mile radius. But I have excess to a antenna. Is there a reason why I have rec'd several red x with in the radius of the city I want to locate my radio station, but there's plenty of antenna avail with in reach.